Education Bill — Third Reading — 11 May 2011 at 19:00

The majority of MPs voted for more academy schools, free early education for 3 and 4 year olds, restricting reporting on allegations against teachers, and to abolish five education related quangos.

Key elements of the Bill (from Parliament's webpage on the Bill):

provides for the introduction of targeted free early years care for children under compulsory school age makes changes to provisions on school discipline and places restrictions on the public reporting of allegations made against teachers

abolishes five quangos: the General Teaching Council for England, the Training and Development Agency for Schools, the School Support Staff Negotiating Body, the Qualifications and Curriculum Development Agency and the Young Person’s Learning Agency and gives new powers to the Secretary of State as a consequence of some of these changes

removes certain duties on school governing bodies, local authorities and further education institutions, including the duty on local authorities to appoint school improvement partners

makes changes to the arrangements for setting up new schools, and amends the Academies Act 2010 to make provision for 16 to 19 academies and alternative provision academies

includes measures relating to school admissions, school meals, composition of school governing bodies, school inspection, school finance and permitted charges.

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